Hamusta - Meatballs in Lemony Broth with homemade chicken stock

👨‍🍳 Method

For the homemade chicken stock ✓ Homemade · or skip – back to store-bought

1. 1
   Put the chicken, the onion, carrot, celery, parsley, bay leaves and peppercorns and the water in a pot and bring to a boil. Skim off the foam that rises during the first 15 minutes with a spoon.

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2. 2
   Turn down and simmer gently 2.5–3 hours.

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   💡A gentle simmer, not a boil: a hard boil dries the food out and clouds it, a slow simmer cooks it evenly.
3. 3
   Strain the stock.

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To assemble

1. 4
   In a pot, bring the stock to a boil with the turmeric, lemon, celery and salt.

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2. 5
   Mix the ground meat with the onion, garlic, parsley, nutmeg, salt and black pepper until evenly combined.
3. 6
   With wet hands, shape patties the size of walnut, about 20 patties.

   💡Wet hands don't stick to the mixture, and the patties come out smooth and even.
4. 7
   Drop the meatballs into the soup one at a time, adding each only when the soup is boiling.
5. 8
   When all the meatballs are in the pot and the soup is boiling, partially cover. Turn down the heat and simmer gently 25 minutes.

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6. 9
   Serve hot with white bread.